Seal for cars and the like.



J. K. NORVELL.

SEAL FOR CARS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1911.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

r I Attorneys.

JAMES K. NORVELL, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

SEAL FOB CABS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

Application flied August -23, 1911. Serial No. 645,588.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES K. NORVELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State ofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Seal for Cars and the Like, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to seals for cars and other purposes, the objectbeing to provide a seal of this character which will be inexpensive tomanufacture, eflicient in use and which when applied to a car or otherobjects must be mutilated by breaking or rupturing to remove the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide a seal of thischaracter which is folded from a single blank of material,

which also reduces the expense in the manu-' facture thereof.

WVith the above and other objects in view this invention is embodied inthe construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter describedand as pointed out in the appended claims, the invention beingillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which similar referencecharacters indicate Similar parts and in which Figure l is a plan viewof the blank from which the seal is folded, parts broken away. Figs. 2and 3 are perspective views of two stages of the formation of the seal,parts broken away. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the completed seal. Fig. 51s a longitudinal section thereof.

' Referring specifically to the drawings, the blank from which the sealis folded, being preferably 'of suitable sheet metal, comprises a bodyconstituting the sections 8 and 18 which are rectangular form andsecured together along one edge thereof. The body section 8 has an arm10 projecting from one end thereof and a strap 9 projecting from theother end thereof, and from the outer edge of the said body sectionprojects a flap 7. The outer edge of the said flap 7 is folded on thescore 30 to form a lip 6, the outer or free end of the strap 9 isprovided with an opening 28. and theouter end of the arm 10 is reducedin width to form a tongue 11 and shoulders 22!) at the inner end of thesaid tongue. The body section 18 is provided at one end with a shortflap 26 having an openin; 27 therein and at the other end with anelongated llap 17 having an opening 16 near the outer or free endthereof.

In forming the seal, the outer end of the tongue 11 is bent back to forma catch 12, the same being bent back on the score 13 near the outer endthereof and the arm 10 is folded on the score 14 near the outer endthereof to bring the outer end and tongue 11 against same with the catch12 disposed inwardly and the said arm is then bent on the score 21 overthe body section 8. The flap 7 is then folded over the arm 10, the lip 6passing over the edge of the said arm and the said parts are then foldedover the body section 18, the flap 7 resting or coming against the saidbody section. The strap 9 isthen passed through the opening 27 in theflap 26 as shown in Fig. 3, and the said flap is then folded over theend of the body section 8. The flap 17 is then folded over the saidpartscoming against the body section 8, the strap 9 being passed through theopening 16 and the end 15 of the said flap being folded over the end ofthe said parts as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 which completes the seal andrenders same ready for application to the car or other objects.

It will be noted that the strap 9 in being passed through the flaps 26and 17 prevents the relative arts from unfolding and securely locks themtogether.

The seal is applied to the hasp of the car or to any other member in theusual manner and the free or other end thereof is inserted through theopenings 27 and 16 to pass into the socket formed between the bodysections and upon pulling the same outward, the tongue 11 is caused topass through the opening 28 in the end of the strap whereupon the catch12 engages over the end of the strap to lock the end of the strap withinthe socket between the catch 12 and shoulders 29. Therefore after thestrap has once been inserted through the socket thus formed by thevarious folded parts, it is impossible to remove same or remove the sealfrom the car or other objects without multilating the seal by breakingor buckling the same, and it will be seen that in this manner this sealbecomes as effective as the eustomary seals in use.

If desired the strap 9 or the outer parts of the socket portion of theseal may bear suitable numbers, or other printed matter, which will ofcourse be governed by the uses to which the seal may be put. it is alsounderstood that the invention is susceptible of alteration in itsdetails within the scope of the appended claims Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:,

1. A seal of the character described formed from a blank and comprisingbody sections folded upon each other, a tongue Within the body sectionsand having a catch on the end thereof, a strap project1ng from one bodysection and having an opening in the outer end thereof, a la folded fromthe other body section havlng" an opening therein through which thestrap passes, and a flap opposite the latterflap folded over the formerbody sect-ion and having an opening in theouter end thereof throughwhich the said strap passes, whereby the outer end of the the bodysections, a tongue folded from the outer end of said arm against same, acatch folded from the outer end of the said tongue, a flap folded fromthe said body section over the said arm, a strap projecting from thesaid body section opposite the said arm and having an opening in theouter end thereof, a flap folded from the other bodyv section havin anopening therein through which the said strap passes, and a flap oppositethe latter flap folded over the former body section and having anopening in the outer end thereof through which the said strap passes,whereby the outer end of the said strap can be inserted through theopenings in the latter flaps to be engaged on the said tongue.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I, have heretoaffixed my signature in-the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES K. NORVELL.

Witnesses:

' E. A. WOMACK,

H. 1B. CAULKINB.

